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For The Truly Green Driver: Buy Carbon Offsets At The Gas Pump
Virtually everything we do has an unavoidable impact on the planet in some way, if you trace the line far enough. Even if you're using solar-generated electricity to power your computer to read this article, your computer will still have used energy to produce, and to ship to you, and those solar...
Young? Trendy? Buy A 2012 Scion iQ, Get A PlayStation Vita
Incentives are nothing new in the world of car buying. Discounts here, extended warranties there--we've all made use of them at some stage. When you're targeting a car... May 2, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
Alcoa Building-Exterior Panels 'Eat' Smog From (A Few) Cars
Pittsburgh-based aluminum giant Alcoa has developed a new coating for its aluminum building panels that passively sucks in airborne pollutants and transforms them into... May 1, 2012 by Talking Points Memo
Should U.S. Cut Import Duties On Electric-Car Parts?
Import tariffs are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they're necessary to protect national industry, making it more expensive for overseas companies--who may have... April 30, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2
Honda Anti-Congestion Tech Improves Your MPG... And Everyone Else's
Is there a more depressing sight when driving than seeing the brake lights of hundreds of cars ahead on the freeway suddenly illuminating? Even if there's no accident or... April 26, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
Ferrari Hybrid Patents Revealed, Two Motor System
"Ferrari hybrid" is right up there with "Porsche diesel" and "Bentley SUV" as far as oxymorons go. Even so, Porsche has been producing diesels for several years now, soon to... April 17, 2012 by Antony Ingram
Want To Make Your Hybrid (Or Electric) Car Sound Macho? Now You Can
Is noise in cars a good or a bad thing? We suspect many of our readers would classify it under the latter, and prefer to drive in the serene silence of most hybrids and... April 12, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2
65 MPG Split-Cycle The Next Direction For Gasoline Engines?
Like it or not, the humble gasoline engine still has a lot to give to the automobile world. Yes, they use fossil fuels that could be better used elsewhere, but while pure... April 3, 2012 by Antony Ingram 7
2013 Ford Fusion Start-Stop System Priced At Just $295
Ford has announced pricing for the stop-start system on the 2013 Ford Fusion. Usually a system fitted to hybrid vehicles, the Fusion is the first non-hybrid midsize sedan... April 2, 2012 by Antony Ingram 4
Romanian Design Team Proposes Car With Detachable Engine
So you got yer gasoline cars, and yer electric cars. And yer extended-range electrics, and yer plug-in hybrids. Sure, old news, been there, done that. How about an electric... March 27, 2012 by John Voelcker 46
Capacitors To Kill Friction Brakes In Electric, Hybrid Cars?
Drivers of hybrid and electric vehicles will be used to the feel of regenerative braking. As you brake, or even lift off the accelerator pedal in some electric vehicles... March 21, 2012 by Antony Ingram 13
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell: F1-Inspired Electric Supercar
If you stop and think about it, electric drivetrains are actually very well suited to the rarified world of supercars. Some of the EV's normal negative points - expense, lack... March 12, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
We’re Not Joking: You Might Soon Pump Electrons Like Gasoline
As automotive journalists, April 1 is the day we get to let our collective hair down and write stories about cars that sound plausible, but are purely fictitious. All in the... March 9, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
Volkswagen’s New Engine Turns Off Cylinders To Save You Gas
You may not know this, but internal combustion engines are only efficient during a tiny part of their total operating range. And that means when driving at lower speeds when... March 9, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
2013 Cadillac XTS First To Use Greener R-1234yf Refrigerant
In addition to tailpipe emissions and greenhouse gases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also regulates other materials in cars that may emit substances harmful to... March 6, 2012 by John Voelcker
Battery Maker A123 To Supply Cells For Tata Hybrid Buses
Lithium-ion cell maker A123 Systems announced today that it would supply complete battery packs to Tata Motors, the largest vehicle maker in India, to be used in hybrid... March 1, 2012 by John Voelcker
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